Nelson Produce Farm hosted its own watermelon festival where guests came from around Nebraska to enjoy a break from the heat ...

Nelson Produce Farm near Valley hosted its annual watermelon festival, where visitors came to explore the farm while doing ...

VALLEY, Neb. — Thousands of people made their way to Nelson Produce Farm for its Sunflower Festival over the last two weekends. Sunday, lots of people took in the last batch of blooming flowers.

The event features all kinds of watermelon-themed activities, like watermelon skiing and a watermelon triathlon.

Agritourism includes special events, like the Nelson Produce Farm Watermelon Festival, scheduled to be held over the first two weekends in August. “We feature everything watermelon,” Pam said.

“It’s just so beautiful,” Nelson said. “It’s hard to be cranky out here.” Nelson Produce Farm northeast of Valley is home to some 300,000 sunflowers spread over 12 acres.

VALLEY, Neb. (WOWT) - Summer is over, if you ask the flowers. On the final day of the three weekend Sunflower Festival, the black oil beauties at Pam Nelson’s Produce Farm have winked goodnight ...